Darwin, Please contact me. I think we are related. If you are connected to the DAIL line, I'd sure like to correspond with you. Judy jryden@charter.net Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.... It's about learning to dance in the rain. On Jan 2, 2008, at 11:07 00 AM, Darwin Newton wrote: > Hi Merle > > My Newtons and several other lines represented in the NEWTON DNA > project > can be traced back/through colonial Virginia. > Are you, or any other Newton surnamed brother/male cousin that > descends > from Israel, a participant in the project? > If not, it might be a way for you to "narrow" your focus to at least a > more specific locale to find more about Israel and his family. > > I would encourage any Newton male that's interested in his heritage to > consider submitting a DNA sample for testing (painless, absent the > expense) for a comparison and the possibility of identifying a "close" > cousin who's "paper trail" is just as obscure as the one that you are > searching. The shared light from several candles could well > illuminate a > wider circle of evidence that provides guidance for many searchers. > > Check the possibilities at: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ > > Darwin Newton > Cambridge KS 67023